Astrolabe reveals Islamic–Jewish scientific exchange
04 Mar 2024Female conversion to Islam in Britain examined in unique research project
17 May 2013A ground-breaking report examining the experiences of nearly 50 British women of all ages, ethnicities, backgrounds and faiths (or no faith) – who have all converted to Islam - was launched in London yesterday by the University of Cambridge.
Islamic scholars head to Beijing for “Cambridge in China” conference
10 May 2012A conference exploring Chinese perspectives of the Middle East and the Islamic world, at a time when China’s interest in the region is growing, will take place in Beijing later this week.
A shared future based on a shared past
28 Mar 2012A conference which aims to bridge the gap between academic research on Islam and public opinion regarding Muslims in the West will take place in Cambridge this week.
Newman: The Catholic pin-up pinned down
02 Jun 2010John Cornwell, director of Jesus College's Science and Human Dimension project, is also the author of a new biography of Cardinal John Henry Newman. The half-forgotten story of one of the 19th century's most important Catholic thinkers was one he found strewn with contradictory opinions, but ultimately also with lessons for our own time.
Power to the people?
26 May 2010Greece was the birthplace of democracy, but our own political system would be unrecognisable to voters in Ancient Athens. As Classicist Paul Cartledge explains, however, that doesn’t mean that our ancient forbears have left us with nothing to learn.
Watching religiously
20 May 2010A new survey of the boom in religious broadcasting in the Middle East reveals how the small screen is becoming an increasingly important battlefield in the struggle for people's hearts and minds.
Praise for research initiative on British Muslims
09 Apr 2010A Cambridge University-led project which investigated what it means to be a Muslim living in modern Britain has won high praise as a model for future research in the same field.